Fossil Energy
Equinor brings online first tie-back to Aasta Hansteen field
Norway’s Equinor and its partners started production from the Snefrid Nord gas field, the first discovery tied back to the Norwegian Sea Aasta Hansteen field on September 1, 2019.
Aker Solutions cuts first steel for Chinese gas project
Aker Solutions has started fabrication work on the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Lingshui 17-2 gas development project with the first steel cutting of subsea manifold in Tianjin, China.
Gardline kicks off site survey over Providence’s Barryroe field
A site survey over the Providence Resources-operated Barryroe oil accumulation located offshore Ireland has started.
Tidewater CFO taking over CEO position
Former Gulfmark chief executive takes over Tidewater CEO role
Norway: Dry North Sea well for Aker BP
Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP has failed to find hydrocarbons at an exploration well in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.
Seadrill-Sonangol JV secures nine-well contract in Angola
Sonadrill, Seadrill’s 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a nine-well contract with six options, each for one well, in Angola for the Libongos drillship.
Cooper adds new offshore exploration permit to Gippsland portfolio
Cooper Energy has been awarded the offshore exploration permit VIC/P75 located in the Gippsland Basin, offshore Victoria.
Serica to roll out real-time monitoring software on North Sea platform
Serica Energy has signed a deal to adopt the Restrata Platform – a technology which provides real-time monitoring of people and assets around the world.
TWMA wins new North Sea contracts
Specialist drilling waste management company, TWMA, has secured new contracts valued at £20 million in the North Sea in the first eight months of 2019.
UK setting up center to help decarbonize offshore oil & gas industry
The UK is set to establish a technology center aimed to develop solutions aimed at decarbonizing its offshore oil and gas industry.
W&T closes purchase of ExxonMobil’s Gulf of Mexico assets
W&T Offshore has closed the previously-announced purchase of ExxonMobil’s interests in and operatorship of oil and gas producing properties in the eastern region of the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Alabama, and related onshore and offshore facilities and pipelines.
38 new UK offshore projects could be sanctioned by 2022, Rystad says
After several tough years, the sun may finally be ready to shine again on the UK offshore market
Wood Mackenzie: 2019 could be creaming curve buster for North Sea
Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, expects the number of exploration wells in the North Sea to increase by 25 percent this year.
Apache hands out verification services deal to DNV GL
Oil and gas company Apache Corporation has awarded DNV GL a new verification services contract.